Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-05
Washinnton Gossip.

from the Supreme Court OF Illinois
has not excited as much interest as
was expected. The main interest
seems to centre on the counsels for
the murderers. Gen. Ben. +. Butler,
who was General in the union army
and who was quite distinguished at
New Orleans, and Gen. Roger A.
Prior, who was distinguished Gen.
eral on the confederate side, are the
counsel. 1t is not expected that the
United States Supreme Court will
interfere in the matter, but let
the State law take it's course.
There seems to be general feel
ing amongst all well-thinking people
that these anarchists should not be
allowed to land on our shores, and
that those who are here, should be
shipped back to where they came
from. We have no use for such
population, and Congress should do
something to suppress the evil.
1t has come to light that August
Spies visited Grand Rapids, Mich,
in February 1885, for the purpose of
organizing among the workingmen
there movement similar to that
which eliminated in the Haymarket
tragedy in Chicago. The scheme
went so far that firearms and amuni-
ton were purchased, but for some
reason or other the plan was aban-
doned. This information is given by
Adolph Goetz, now brewer, but
who at that time kept saloon which
was visited one morning by Spies
and two other men. Goetz heard
their talk. He was not in sympathy
with Spies plans and the latter was
elected from the saloon.
President Cleveland has given ST.
600 to the New York campaign fund,
and Colonel Dan. Lamont sends
check for $3.50.
Governor Hill of New York saw
President Cleveland's thousand dol
lar check for the State campaign fund
and went thousand dollars better.
The Governor is not to be outdone
even by the Chief Magistrate in his
sturdy support OF Civil Surface Re-
form.
The special report just issued by
Colonel w. F. Switzler, chief of the
bureau of statistics ON the "wool and
manufactures of WOOL" is a most
valuable addition to the statistical
literature of the world, and is with
out doubt the most complete work
on the subject ever printed
The total value of the merchandise
imported for the year ending June
80, 1887, was $692,319,768, an in
crease in merchandise imports over
the preceding year of $56,883,G82.
OF the $537, 100000 brought to the
country in steam vessels only $50,
000,000-that is, less than IL per
cent.-was brought in American
steamers. The total value of mer-
chandise exports during the same
period was $7O3, 022, 1888, an increase
of$37 ,O5S, 1894 over the previous year.
or the $537 100000 American goods
carried in steam vessels to other
countries less than $34 100000 was
carried in American vessels-that is,
less than per cent. The leading
articles of export were cotton, $685.
100000; breadstuffs, $l66,000,000;
provisions, $93 900, 900; mineral oils,
$4,000; tobacco, $29, 100000; wood
and manufactures of, $20,000,O00;
iron and steel, SIG, 100000; cotton
manufactures, SIS 900, 900, and leath-
er manufactures, $l0,000,0O0.
The German cotton manufacturers,
in association with the members of
the Bremen Cotton Exchange, have
established a market in Bremen
where they cannot procure the raw
material they require, and thus free
themselves entirely from English in
fluence. In order to ascertain what
trade this market could reckon on if
all the contiguous countries connected
with it purchased their raw material
from it. the cotton exchange has pub
lished a review of the yearly con-
sumption OF raw cotton in the coun
tries in question. In Germany the
amount is 1874 1888 bales, in Austria
100000, in Russia Poland ll9,200,
Switzerland 100000, Holland 44,380,
and Belgium II 500 bales. All in all,
under favorable circumstance 5, about
l,S70,0O0 bales could be sold in the
Bremen market The establishment
of special market for Bremen is
therefor well worth while; and
while it relieves the purchasers and
manufacturers If these countries
from Enalish influence it also estab
fishes pew market for the Ameri-
can cotton grower in competition
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